Wire-fence controller.



H.. A. GOHRS.

WIRE FENCE CONTROLLER.

' APPLIOATIoNl-"ILBD AUG.15, 1910.

Patented July 2, 1912.v

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COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH Co..wAsHmu'r0N, D. c.

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WIRE-FENCE CONTROLLER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY A. Coi-IRS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Currie, in the county ofMurray and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in VVire-Fence Controllers, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates t-o an improvement in fence posts, the objectbeing to provide a fence of such a construction as to take up the slackin the strands of wire which connect the posts.

Another object is to so arrange the takeup mechanism that the same maybe easily operated by means of a wrench.

InA the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device. Fig. 2 asectional view, Fig. 3 a detail view of one of the drum members removedfrom the post, Fig. 4 a detailed view of the wire securing member.

In the drawings: 10 designates a hollow post member provided with acement base 11. Arranged on said post are spools 12 on which t a collar13 one face of which is provided with the ratchet teeth 14 the barrel 15of the spool extending to a point adjacent said ratchet teeth. A sleeve16 is adapted to embrace the post said sleeve eX- tending within theratchet collar and abutting the end portion of the barrel. This sleeveis rigidly connected to the post and is adapted to support a dog 17which engages with the teeth on the sleeve.

In operation the wire is connected to the attaching device 18 which issecured to the spool. When it is desired to tighten the wire a Spannerwrench is made to grip the spool, the spool is then rotated until thewire has been sufliciently tightened. The dog 17 prevents the spool fromunwinding.

Any number of these devices may be positioned on the post their numberdepending upon the number of the strands.

The attaching device 18 consists of' a screw threaded shank portion andthe arms 18', between which the wire is adapted to be slipped, the barbof the wire being adapted to engage the arms 18 or in the event thatSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 15, 1910.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Serial No. 577,241.

barbed wire is not used, the wire is twisted around said arms.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the wire strands may be quicklyand conveniently tightened without the hands of the operator coming incont-act with the wire.

What is claimed is:

1. The combination with a rounded post, of a pair of flanged collarsrotatably mounted thereon and having their flanges in engagement witheach other, wire holding members carried by said collars, a similarlyshaped flanged collar fitting over the end of each of the collars andsecured thereto, said second collar having a toothed edge, a securingcollar mounted on the post in engagement with the end of each of thefirst mentioned flanged collars, means for securing the securing collarsin adjusted position on the post, and spring pressed dogs pivoted to thesecuring collars to engage the teeth of the toothed flanged collars tolock the same against rotative movement.

2. The combination with a tubular supporting post, of a sleeve securedthereon, a collarvrotatably mounted on the post and resting on saidsleeve, said collar having an outwardly extending peripheral 4iiangeformed on its upper end, a similarly shaped collar mounted in reverseposit-ion on the post and having its flange resting on the flange oft-he first mentioned collar, a sleeve secured on the post for retainingthe collars against upward movement, a flanged collar having a toothededge secured on each of the other collars with its toothed edgeprojecting over the adjacent securing sleeve, spring pressed dogscarried by each sleeve for engaging the toothed collar to preventrotation of the same in but one direction, and wire gripping memberssecured to and projecting from the collars.

In testimony whereof I afIiX my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY A. COHRS.

Witnesses:

OTTO L. DAHL, EDWARD OLSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

